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Close up on the left eye of a black man
March 18, 2021

Eye stroke is focus of American Heart Association statement

The American Heart Association (AHA) recently issued a scientific statement, “Management of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion.” CRAO is a form of ischemic stroke characterized by acute and painless vision loss in one eye.

By Paul Govern
February 18, 2021

Genetic clues in eye birth defect

Sabine Fuhrmann and colleagues have discovered a novel underlying cause of coloboma — a birth defect that causes missing tissue in the eye and accounts for up to 10% of childhood blindness.

By Leigh MacMillan
April 24, 2019

Study merges big data and zebrafish biology to reveal mechanisms of human disease

In a series of studies that volleyed between large databases and research in zebrafish, Vanderbilt investigators have discovered a link between vascular biology and eye disease.

By Leigh MacMillan
March 22, 2016

Vanderbilt expert offers eye care tips for windy spring days

By Jessica Pasley
July 29, 2015

In a zebrafish’s eye

Vanderbilt investigators demonstrate that a certain eye lens protein is evolutionarily conserved between zebrafish and rat, suggesting that zebrafish can be used as a model system to understand eye lens disorders such as cataracts.

By Sanjay Mishra
March 2, 2015

Results challenge conventional wisdom about where the brain begins processing visual information

A new brain imaging study challenges conventional wisdom about how and where in the brain the processing of visual orientation information first occurs.

By VUMC News and Communications
August 19, 2014

Keeping an eye on blast trauma

Understanding the cellular and molecular responses of the eye to blast injury could guide new treatment development.
By Leigh MacMillan
January 31, 2014

Vanderbilt ophthalmologist offers tips for healthy eyes in winter

By Jessica Pasley
July 1, 2013

Vanderbilt specialists urge caution with Fourth of July fireworks

By Craig Boerner
March 7, 2013

Eye disorder’s genetic risk factors come into focus

An international group of investigators has identified seven new genetic regions associated with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a common cause of blindness in older individuals.
By Leigh MacMillan
February 20, 2013

Last Days of Winter Can be Hard on Eyes; Vanderbilt Ophthalmologist Offers Care Tips

Winter may be slowly giving way to spring, but the remaining cold days of the season can cause plenty of trouble for the eyes—trouble that is largely avoidable, says a Vanderbilt Eye Institute ophthalmologist.
By Jessica Pasley
January 6, 2011

Aliquots – VUMC research highlights

By VUMC News and Communications